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Meadow Bluffs W. Va. August 9th / 61 [62]
Dear Mother
it is one weak to day Sence I got
here I have not ben put on deuty yet in fact I cannot
dew duty. this Seames more like home to me then
enney place that I have ben, I am well and
gaining I think Wallace Morse will Remain
with us we got word last night the Pres had
coled for 300,000 more troueps I think that is
more to Scare the men So that first 300,000
will be raised witout drasting [drafting] if they dew
get the first is rased by the 18th[?] I think the
war will be over against Winter Set in
the Boys are drilling the Same as ever Col Gearge
is puting the 9th Va Regt threw right from Bace[?]
Mr Riggs starts for home Monday Morning I
will Send this by him I Sent one by Moller this
weak, our Boys got back from there Schout last
Tuesday the 6th they and the 44th got a lot of prisoners
85 head of Cattle 40 head of horses They went to
the Salt Sulpher Springs 3 Comp of the 44th got into
a little fight Kiled 8 & took 9 prisners they came
on that Bloody 22nd Va Regt in ambush our
Boys faught them a while then Started for Camp
all is quited [quiet] here now. Ma dew you Remember
Ezery Green that lived with old Man Warren that Old [s]Chool

Meadow Bluffs W. Va. August 9th / 61 [62]
Dear Mother
it is one weak to day Sence I got
here I have not ben put on deuty yet in fact I cannot
dew duty. this Seames more like home to me then
enney place that I have ben, I am well and
gaining I think Wallace Morse will Remain
with us we got word last night the Pres had
coled for 300,000 more troueps I think that is
more to Scare the men So that first 300,000
will be raised witout drasting [drafting] if they dew
get the first is rased by the 18th[?] I think the
war will be over against Winter Set in
the Boys are drilling the Same as ever Col Gearge
is puting the 9th Va Regt threw right from Bace[?]
Mr Riggs starts for home Monday Morning I
will Send this by him I Sent one by Moller this
weak, our Boys got back from there Schout last
Tuesday the 6th they and the 44th got a lot of prisoners
85 head of Cattle 40 head of horses They went to
the Salt Sulpher Springs 3 Comp of the 44th got into
a little fight Kiled 8 & took 9 prisners they came
on that Bloody 22nd Va Regt in ambush our
Boys faught them a while then Started for Camp
all is quited [quiet] here now. Ma dew you Remember
Ezery Green that lived with old Man Warren that Old [s]Chool